Cuff-button.



R, N. -BR0THERs-- GUFI' BUTTON. APPLIUATIOIF FILED JUNE 13, 1908.

957,864, Patented May 17, 1910.

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RALPH N. BRGTHERS, 0F OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOM.

Specification ofLetters Patent. Y Patented Maty 17, 1910.

Application filed .Tm-1e 1a, 190e. serial No. 438,282.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, RALPH N. BROTHERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at lklahoma city, in the county of Oklahoma and State f Oklahoma, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Cuff Buttons, of which the-following is a speciication.

The object of t-his invention is the production of a new and usefulcuff-button, which is applied to the cuff more readily than the buttons now in general use, and without danger of rupturing the cuff at the buttonholes or breaking oif the head-members of the button, as is the case where the head members are rigid u on the -ends of a link' or bar, and must be orced through the button-holes.

ABroadly considered, the invention comprises head or ornamental members, each mounted-at tlie end of a supporting bar, said bars being pivoted together. A pin, adapted to pass through thebutton holes, is secured upon the inner face .of o-ne supporting member, and adapted to engage with a catch upon the inner face of the other and opposite supporting member, the pivoted ends of the supporting members extending at the sides and in front of the contiguous cull-members.

The invention consists of the elements, combinations, and arrangements of parts, all as will-be hereinafterfully described and succinctly delined inthe annexed claim.

In the accompanying drawings, which are to be taken as a part of this specification: Figure 1 is an enlarged edge viewpof a cuff in dotted lines with the .invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalview through the button, showing the connecting ymember about to be engaged with the catch onone of the heads; Fig. 3 is a vcollective parts disassembled; and Fig. 4: is an edge vlew at right angles to Fig. l.

Referring to the numerals 0n the drawing, 1 and 2 indicate supporting members, and rigidly attached thereto or integral therewith are the ornamental heads 3. A connecting member 4 is adapted to extend between the inner facesof parts l and 2; as shown, said connecting memberis resiliently connected to the member 2, and adapted to detachably engage the member-1. The resilient connection of part 4- to the Vmember 2 may be by `means of integral or attached other.-

tioned that when the parts 1l and 2 are spring extensions 16, riveted or otherwise secured tothe member 2. lln the form shown, the free end of member 4 provides a head 5, flanged as at 6. The surface of member'l is struck up, as indicated at 7,

and toene side of said raised portion is an aperture 8, relatively larger than the flanged head 5 of member 4. Opening .into said aperture 8, and formed in the raised portion s spring 14 1s mounted upon memberl, with H its length extending alongi the member 11 which 1s 'secured to part 1, and so that its free end will bear upon the opposite member 12 when 1 and 2 are brought to'ward each The parts are 'so relatively posibrought towardeach other as shown lin Fig. 2, the head 5 of partel will 'strike the raised `portion 7, over aperture 9. Upon exerting pressure, the head 5 will travel over the downwardly inclinedv surface 15 of the raised part 7 and enter the larger aperture 8. Thereupon the end of part et immedi- `ately adjacent to head 5 will pass between shoulders 10 andinto aperture 9, and there `be held by flanges '5,' the tension of spring 14 and of resilient members 1G assisting, as

will be evident. l

rl`he mode of application-of the device is clearly shown in Fig.- l, and further descrip tion thereof is thought to be unnecessary.-

It is to be understood .that materials, sizes, and relativities are unimportant, and within the discretion of the manufacturer, except as setI out in the claim. .What Iv claim'is:-

ln a device of the class described, two;1 button members pivotally secured to each other, a leaf spring secured to one lof said members, the free endof said spring being curved, an arm for connecting said button members,

A onel end of said arm beingprovided with a pair of resilient oiiset members which are tion ofthe connecting member adjacent the secured to one of the button members, the said enlargement. 10 other end of said arm terminating in an en- In testimon whereof I afx my signature, largement adapted to engage a portion of in presence o two witnesses.

the other button member, a portion of Said RALPH N. BROTHERS. other button member being raised to receive Witnesses: v

said enlargement, saidfraised portion being WM. J. GARNER,

provided with a slot in which rests the .por- B. L. WRIGHT. 

